5 Times AEW superstars made fun of WWE

#3. The Young Bucks mock WWE's practices to prevent talent from going to AEW

This is perhaps the most interesting and clever one in hindsight, as WWE used to prevent superstars from going to AEW as much as possible. Just for context, it was mid-2019, and despite the first episode of Dynamite months away from airing, AEW had made a considerably big statement.

With good and lucrative offers on the table, AEW was also able to lure top-tier WWE stars away from the company. This was when WWE was still hoarding talent, which makes it ironic (and cruel) since they would start ruthlessly releasing talent and staff in the coming two years.

However, it was an episode of Being The Elite, and Peter Avalon was upset at The Young Bucks for not getting the long-teased "Librarian" gimmick. He threatened to leave AEW, but The Young Bucks denied him his release request, taking a shot at WWE.

The situation specifically referred to The Revival and the late great Luke Harper, all of whom had asked for a WWE release but were denied. They mockingly said:

"You know what we're going to do? We're going to send you home," Matt says. "And you're going to collect paycheck after paycheck. How does that sound?" (H/T Comicbook.com)

In what was another cheap shot at WWE reportedly offering talent big raises to stay in the company, they told Avalon that they would double his salary and make him spend Christmas at home.

As we said, this one is perhaps the funniest and saddest at the same time looking back at it. Nevertheless, AEW has managed to acquire a lot of talent since 2020 because of all the releases that WWE has made.